This document provides instructions for writing a final paper for a history course focusing on world history from prehistory to 1500 CE. Students must choose one of six topic questions and trace the context of the question across three eras and three world culture areas. They must use at least four academic sources, including two from the university library, and one primary source. Acceptable topics include technological changes, the roles of women, political organization, the evolution of warfare, religious beliefs, and the importance of social class.

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Focus of the Final Paper
For this paper you will select one of the following topics from the list
below. You will trace the context of the question across the entire sweep
of time, from prehistory to c. 1500 CE, covering at least three separate
eras as they are viewed in at least three world culture areas. World
culture areas include Europe, the Near (also known as Middle) East,
India, Africa and East Asia.
You must use at least four academic sources with at least two coming
from academic-level sources found in the Ashford University Library.
Academic sources are sometimes referred to as scholarly sources. You
must also use one primary source that cannot be from the weekly
Required Reading lists but may be from the weekly Recommended
Reading lists.
For an explanation of what is considered an academic source, see the AU
Policy on Academic Research located within the Student
Responsibilities and Policies tab in the left navigation toolbar in your
online course, as well as the following AU Writing Center documents:
4.1 Student Writing Standards and 8.2 How to Research Secondary
Sources.
Topic Choices

2. Please select one of the following questions as the focus of your Final
Paper. Remember that for each topic you are expected to trace change or
describe different variations as they appear over the entire era of world
history studied, from pre-history to 1500 CE.
§ Trace and explain the importance of at least four major technological
changes in shaping evolving eras of world history. Here you might focus
on an assortment what you see as major turning points or you could
focus on a string of related technological changes in areas like
transportation, communication, or production.
§ How have women's lives, roles, and statuses varied and changed over
various early world history eras and culture areas? Be sure to cover at
least four different periods/areas.
§ What major changes have appeared in the nature of political
organization and rule, from the Paleolithic era to 1500 CE? Be sure to
cover at least four different kinds of political units, levels, or kinds.
§ How has the nature and technology of warfare evolved, from earliest
times to 1500 CE?
§ Describe the changing nature and variety of religious beliefs, prehistory to 1500 CE. Be sure to cover at least four major levels or kinds
of belief, which developed or were important in at least three major
culture areas.
§ Evaluate the importance of social class to pre-modern societies. How
did “social betters” view their “social inferiors”? What role, if any, did
religion play in helping reinforce or break down social class?